transfixed
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Murdaugh’s six-week trial in small-town Walterboro, S.C., became a global phenomenon as viewers were transfixed by the crumbling of a generations-old South Carolina family dynasty.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
Hansen found himself transfixed by the depth of space, as though seeing it for the first time.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
Although organizers have kept much of the exhibition under wraps, visitors can expect to be transfixed by a thoroughly Los Angeles tale.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
It was just a story that sort of transfixed my imagination at the time.”
From Salon • Mar. 4, 2026
He stood transfixed, feeling lost, incapable of deciding which way to go.
From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi
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The Crucible
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